"diesel-hydraulic" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} diesel-hydraulic (not comparable)
  1. (mechanical engineering) Powered by a diesel engine via a hydraulic transmission. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Mechanical engineering
    Sense id: en-diesel-hydraulic-en-adj-C-VcIJ58 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Topics: engineering, mechanical, mechanical-engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Noun

Forms: diesel-hydraulics [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} diesel-hydraulic (plural diesel-hydraulics)
  1. (rail transport) A diesel-hydraulic locomotive. Categories (topical): Rail transportation Related terms: diesel-electric
    Sense id: en-diesel-hydraulic-en-noun-uobhY8i8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

Inflected forms

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